Of mind and body: Health consequences of stress and trauma on police officers

Behind the Badge: A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 44-69

  Violanti, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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